Raquel Rivera

Melendez

* *** *. ******* ***.Orange CA, 92867

* **.***.**** * acx2m5@r.postjobfree.com

C areer Summary

Creative Fashion Designer with strong background in alterations, garment fittings, styling, coordinating, leading and fashion designing.

Detail-oriented and dedicated to surpassing customer expectations. Cross-functional expertise in pulling outfits or costumes for theaters,

TV shows, music videos and photo-shoots, creating visual displays, planning costumes, and consulting with the directors to achieve

desired results.

E xperience

L ive Nation E ntertaiment C ostume S eamstress July 2016 A ugust 2016

Worked as costume and wardrobe seamstress for Pitbull s Dancers and Band on The Bad Man Tour along with Prince Royce.

Maintained costumes during the run of the show including dry cleaning, laundry, repairs and other needs. Helped create and alter

costumes for Pitbull s dancers The Most Bad Ones .

D angerous Lessons LLC C ostume Designer & Stylist August 2015 S eptember 2015

Costume Designer and Coordinator for TV Film Till Death. An English production working with an amazing cast from movies such as

fast and the furious to tv show South Beach. Had the opportunity to creat the looks and working with a budget buying the clothe for

each charactor working alone with the scrip description, director and art director.

V enevision Studios S tylist & De signer November 2013 J an 2015

Designed and constructed of all the looks, costumes needed for the TV series such as Demente Criminal, Ruta 35 and soap opera

Voltea Pa que te Enamores. (Personally shop and create the looks & costumes) Managed the performance and financial controls of

the department. Supervised all aspects of Department leading and coordinating.

V enevision Studios Stylist & Wardrobe Coordinator M ay 2013 - O ctober 2013

Fashion Stylist and Coordinator of TV-Series Los Secretos de Lucia where I had the chance to work in action scenes which helped

me open my creativity and had the chance to learn more about costumes designed outfits such as police uniforms and more.

N ickelodeon Stylist & Wardrobe Coordinator J anuary 2013 M ay 20 13

Worked as a fashion stylist and wardrobe coordinator for TV-show called Every Witch way. This job required creativity and fashion

forward knowledge.

L uis Luyando Management Entertainment Industry January 2012 - P resent

Styling the best and modern looks as needed for Actor/Singer Gabriel Coronel s music videos, stage performance, red carpets, CD

cover and Photo-Shoots. I worked in collaboration with his agency to create the perfect look for each of his presentations.

L ife Style Miami magazine & Latin Bl ah Stylist & Fashion Editor J uly 2011 - D ecember 2013

Collaborated as a freelance stylist with online magazine, Life Style Miami. Assisted magazine editor in the purchase of clothing for

magazine cover. Styled magazine cover personalities. Determined looks & outfits for photo-shoots. Acted as a fashion editor for

online magazine, Latin Blah, writing a monthly article about fashion trends.

R ock Image Management Corp Entrepreneur M ay 2011 P resent

Provided personalized styling services to exclusive actors, actresses, musicians and media icons. Designed and dressed award

winning entertainment personalities for venues such as Latin Billboard, Latin Grammy and Premios Juventud.

A saf Clothing Graphic Design M ay 2011 J une 2012

Designed and brought a fresh perspective to the brand without losing original intent. Excellent communication skills and

ability to interact with clients and understand their requirements proven presentation skills with expertise in demonstrating

the designs to the clients and getting their approval brainstorming and developing new concepts and ideas to boast the

brand excellent team player and ability to work in groups to complete a desired task

T elemundo W ardrobe Coordinator A ugust 2010 D icember 2012

Successfully performed as a wardrobe coordinator for Soap Operas such as Aurora, La Casa de al lado & Relaciones Religrosas,

Pasion Prohibida and recently working at Nickelodeon. Oversaw actors/actresses presentation, ensuring outfit quality and matching

role description. Bought and designed clothing needed for productions mention above. Gathered and organized wardrobe for each

set. Coordinated exterior units. Supported Make-Up and Hair stylist team with recommendations after carefully read current production

chapter.

M ango Fashion Merchandiser February 2009 J uly 2010

Diverse and extensive fashion merchandising experience at eminent establishments, In-depth understanding of fashion

merchandising principles and techniques. A great hand at computer tools used for fashion designing and at web search

engines. Arranging entire apparels in a pleasing manner to attract customers. Working on the available display area and

selecting the right kind of clothing for display. Analyzing the apparel designs and assigning them to particular regions as

per the current fashion trends. Working on window display according to season. Retail experience with ecxelent customer

service and Keyholder.

E DUCATION

B achelor in Fashion & Design M iami international University of Art & D esign 2005 - 2008

S ewing & Patternmaking Course E dutec Institute 2 000 - 2002

S KILLS

Excellent communication skills in English & Spanish Fast learner Computer proficient MS Office Suite Data Entry Data

management & retrieval excellent people skills Department finances Extremely organized Team leader Production support

File/records maintenance Conflict resolution Social perceptiveness Garment fittings Adobe illustrator InDesign PowerPoint

Excel Fashion sketching Photoshop solid background in the fashion Very exposed in the "before and after" fashion trend Ability

to produce unique ensembles from old pieces Keen eye for fashion Passionate and creative fashion stylist Self-Motivated.

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